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Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

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No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year
  • No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
  • No central B.C. deadline
  • Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates
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Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

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April 30Fall application and portfolio where requiredFall entry · Every year
  • UFV publishes this standing date
  • Follow the portfolio instructions sent after your application is processed
  • April 30
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Applications open October 1, 2026; closing dates vary by programFall undergraduate applications2027 entry
  • Applications open October 1, 2026; closing dates vary by program
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April 1Recommended Fall international application dateFall entry · Every year
  • School of Creative Arts recommendation for international applicants
  • April 1
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September 1Recommended Winter international application dateWinter entry · Every year
  • School of Creative Arts recommendation for international applicants
  • September 1
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September 30Winter application and portfolio where requiredWinter entry · Every year
  • UFV publishes this standing date
  • Follow the portfolio instructions sent after your application is processed
  • September 30
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

  • Meet UFV degree/diploma English-language proficiency requirements.
  • Submit the transcripts required for your applicant route.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Application steps

Entry terms · Fall / Winter

The UFV public intake list shows BFA open for Fall 2027 and Winter 2027.

UFV current programmes accepting applications · Fine Arts
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
    • Create your application and select this program.
    EducationPlannerBCEducationPlannerBC
  3. Step 3Official secondary-school transcript
    • UFV requires an official transcript to verify graduation and each program's course requirements.
    UFV admission requirementsUFV admission requirements
  4. Step 4$55.95 domestic undergraduate application fee
    • Follow the university’s instructions for this required application item.
    UFV 2026–27 fees and other costsUFV 2026–27 fees and other costs
  5. Step 5Select the Bachelor of Fine Arts in UFV Admissions.
  6. Step 6If your route requires a portfolio, follow UFV’s instructions after it processes your application.

Applicants with only secondary graduation or with postsecondary credit outside BFA-related disciplines submit a portfolio. Applicants qualifying through the related postsecondary route use the separate calendar requirements.

UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Applicant pathways
Secondary-school route

Applicants with secondary graduation only

  • Present British Columbia secondary graduation or an equivalent credential.
  • Complete portfolio review.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Related postsecondary route

Applicants with eligible BFA-related postsecondary study

  • Have at least 2.00 cumulative GPA and qualify through one of the listed options.
  • Complete 15 university-level BFA-related credits with at least 2.00 GPA in those courses, hold an eligible UFV Visual Arts, Graphic and Digital Design or Theatre diploma, or hold a UFV Associate of Arts with an eligible Theatre or Media and Communication Studies option.
  • UFV admits eligible applicants in order of completed application.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Other postsecondary route

Applicants with postsecondary study outside BFA-related disciplines

  • Have at least 2.00 cumulative GPA across completed postsecondary credits.
  • Complete portfolio review.
UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Portfolio package

Applicants required to submit a portfolio

  • Include a personal statement and recent samples of creative work. UFV uses SlideRoom for submissions.
  • The School of Creative Arts publishes a portfolio exemption for applicants who completed a Vancouver Film School diploma.
UFV School of Creative Arts portfolio requirements and intake dates

Degree requirements

Required courses and electives
  • At least 120 credits, including at least 45 at the upper level. Complete at least 60 credits at UFV, including at least 30 upper-level credits.
Grades and academic standing
  • Meet a 2.00 cumulative GPA in the BFA and across all upper-level credits.

Program facts

Entering averageNot published

The university does not publish a comparable percentage minimum or entering-average range for this program.

UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Co-opOptional paid co-op

Majors & specializations

Declare one major or two eligible extended minors. Graphic and Digital Design requires 30 credits, including nine in GD, and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.

Graphic and Digital Design

BFA

Declare after 30 credits, including at least nine in GD, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.

Courses

Separate study choices within this entry program. Each course block belongs to its named choice; it is not required of every student in the degree. Calendar requirements and options. The common BFA requirements apply across majors.

Visual Arts33 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. BFA degree minimum:120 credits, including at least45 upper-level credits. Major and common BFA requirements must both be met; overlapping requirements are not added as disjoint blocks.

  • AH 100History of Art and Culture in a Global Context3 credits
  • AH 200Art History and Its Methods3 credits

    An introduction to a variety of critical approaches to the study of art, emphasizing the value of applying different theoretical methods to enrich and broaden an understanding of the visual arts.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • SOCA 100Ways of Seeing Art, Digital Media, and Visual Culture3 credits

    In this experiential course, students learn how visual art, digital media, and culture inform and express diverse worldviews.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • SOCA 201Introduction to Visual Studies3 credits

    Students gain familiarity with the field of visual studies by connecting ideas and themes in visual studies to artists working in the field, then experimenting with these ideas and themes in their creative practice, through the lens of their own experience.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • SOCA 401Critical Theory for Creative Arts3 credits

    Students become familiar with a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to creative arts and apply theory to arts practices including digital media, visual art, film, and performance.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • SOCA 402Seminar in Visual Studies3 credits

    Students explore a topic or question related to visual studies and/or creative art practices through reading and analysis of relevant theoretical texts.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 100Introduction to Visual Art3 credits

    Students are introduced to a wide range of visual arts techniques and materials in hands-on studio settings.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 110Creating on a Theme3 credits

    Students are introduced to how themes and concepts inform material and technical decisions in studio-art practices.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 113Introduction to Drawing3 credits

    Students explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 260Professional Skills for Visual Artists3 credits

    Students learn key professional skills necessary for establishing a cohesive body of artwork, exhibiting their work publicly and building an artist’s curriculum vitae, guided by contemporary best practices in the visual arts.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 300Creative Research Methods3 credits

    Students engage with a range of creative research methods, tactics, and strategies to identify their own creative research interests.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 301Creative Praxis3 credits

    Students focus on how to integrate themes, theory, and studio practice.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 360Professional Development and Practices3 credits

    Students learn about career pathways in visual arts, explore post-graduation career and creative opportunities, and identify how to meet their personal and professional goals related to their art practice.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 405Senior Studio Project6 credits

    Over two semesters, students refine and expand the conceptual components, material choices, and technical execution of a major studio project through experimentation, research, writing, critiques, and faculty/peer feedback.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • AH 204Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast3 credits

    Students will consider how the art and visual culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia have functioned in rituals and have been appropriated for financial gain, politicized as a vision of Canada and as a tool of Indigenous activism, and integrated into globalized display cultures.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • AH 321Canada: Contact Zone4 credits

    An exploration of post-contact art and visual culture as a mediator between Indigenous and settler communities in pre-and post-Confederation Canada.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 313Indigenous Film3 credits

    Students learn how the work of Indigenous filmmakers functions as a medium for storytelling, decolonization, cultural memory, place-based knowledge, cultural resurgence, language revitalization, and visual sovereignty.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • SOCA 301Race, Place, and Space: Creative Tools for Navigating Turbulent Times3 credits

    Interdisciplinary theoretical content is illustrated with examples from creative practices, and students use creative and embodied methodologies to engage with course content.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 260Video Production Techniques I3 credits

    Introduces basic techniques and creative processes of video production.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 261Video Production Techniques II3 credits

    Builds on techniques introduced in FILM 260, exploring intermediate camera use, shot analysis and composition, motivated and green-screen lighting, sound recording and design, editing using transitions and documentary video.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • IPK 277Indigenous Art: Stories and Protocols3 credits

    With a focus on B.C., learners explore the evolution of Indigenous art and stories, from precontact protocols and practice through to contemporary applications.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • MEDA 210Digital Concept Art3 credits

    Introduces digital painting practices as they relate to practical, conceptual, and aesthetic issues in creative digital media industries.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • MEDA 2703D Modeling and Animation I3 credits

    Introduces the concepts and techniques used in digital 3D content creation.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • MEDA 280Game Engines I3 credits

    Students explore the use of game engines for game creation and for designing VR experiences, filmmaking, animation, training, and simulation.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 360Video Production III: Storytelling and the Director3 credits

    Students with prior technical production skills will advance their knowledge of film-based storytelling and the role of the director.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 361Video Production IV: Short Film Project3 credits

    Students develop a short film project (scripted or documentary) and hone skills in pitching, pre-production, production, and post-production.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • AH 230Issues in Exhibition3 credits

    A field experience course in which students will analyze curatorial objectives, elements of display, and supportive exhibition materials.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • AH 330Museum Principles and Practices4 credits

    Exploration of how museums perpetuate aesthetic, cultural, and political interests and how they construct meaning and determine public taste.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • AIS 380Practicum/Internship I (formerly ARTS 380)
  • THEA 304Applied Theatre3 credits

    Applied theatre is theatre for, by, and with community.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • THEA 399Intermediate Practicum in Theatre4 credits

    Students undertake an intermediate production role, making a positive contribution to a creative team and developing professionalism, initiative, and self-direction.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • VA 391Socially Engaged Art Practices3 credits

    Through collaboration with peers and a partner organization, students will develop de/anti-colonial community relationships and awareness of care practices through a creative project.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • VA 392Public Art3 credits

    Students work as a group on a collaborative public-facing arts project, such as a mural or installation.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
UFV 2026–27 academic calendar programme requirements
Graphic and Digital Design37 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. BFA degree minimum:120 credits, including at least45 upper-level credits. Major and common BFA requirements must both be met; overlapping requirements are not added as disjoint blocks.

  • GD 101Fundamentals of Design3 credits

    Students use design fundamentals in visual communication practice.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 154Typography I3 credits

    This course explores the history and foundation of typographyfrom the 15th century to the present.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 157Digital Design Media I3 credits

    Students are introduced to digital image-making with a foundation in creating and using digital imagery for various design-related outcomes.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 159Digital Design Media II3 credits

    Introduces professional layout applications for print and digital publishing.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 202Interactive Design I: Foundations in Web Design3 credits

    Students explore the foundational principles of designing online content.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 203Dynamic Media I: Motion Graphics3 credits

    Students learn dynamic media tools and processes that emphasize animation principles, technical skills, and storytelling.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 204Interactive Design II: Web Development for Designers3 credits

    Students use basic web coding to create responsive web pages that adhere to contemporary industry standards.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • CIS 145Web Publishing3 credits

    In this course students will design, organize, publish, and maintain custom-coded responsive websites using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • GD 216Illustration for Visual Communication3 credits

    Explores conceptual drawing across a variety of media using digital and traditional tools and techniques.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 254Typography II3 credits

    Students develop advanced skills in typography for transmedia design solutions and analyze the conceptual and communicative aspects of typographic composition, master typographic grids and hierarchies, explore expressive form and visual language, and integrate advanced typographic systems.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 260Graphic & Digital Design I3 credits
  • GD 281Applied Photography and Video3 credits

    In this course students learn art direction in photography and videography.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 113Introduction to Drawing3 credits

    Students explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • VA 225Figure Drawing Fundamentals (formerly VA 101)
  • AH 203History of Posters : The Art of Persuasion3 credits

    Posters have played a role in times of revolution, war, protest, and for cultural and commercial circulation.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 102History of Graphic Design3 credits

    Students explore the evolution of graphic design through the lens of its social, political, economic, and technological backdrop.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • BUS 120Essentials of Marketing3 credits

    Introduces students to the entire breadth of marketing activities, with emphasis given to applying the marketing management process.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 222Design Inquiry: Ethos (formerly MEDA 222)
  • GD 303Dynamic Media II: Storytelling3 credits

    Students explore design for motion with the emphasis on storytelling through script development, character design, and animation.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 316Print and Digital Production3 credits
  • GD 317Graphic and Digital Design II3 credits

    Expand design research methods and visual literacy skills for persuasive communication design.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 374Brand Identity I: Design3 credits

    Introduces the specialized field of brand identity in the context of communication design practice.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 375Brand Identity II: Packaging3 credits

    Introduces the design of packaging, government requirements, and manufacturing constraints.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 403Dynamic Media III: Integrated Media3 credits

    Students explore diverse and inclusive storytelling by crafting narratives for various audiences.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 302Interactive Design III : Applied Web

    With a focus on web design and digital brand narratives, learn how to develop strategies and apply technological knowledge to customize a WordPress (WP) theme and content management system (CMS) for users to navigate in a multi-screen ecosystem.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 357Digital Project Management for Creative Practitioners3 credits

    Students manage digital design projects by applying Digital Project Management (DPM) strategies and tools.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 358Interactive Design for Portfolio3 credits

    Examines current web, interactive, and experience design trends for screen-based media.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 361Portfolio Development for Visual Communication3 credits

    Curate, build, and present a visual communications portfolio reflecting a culmination of design skills, professional development, and

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 450Design Systems I: Experiential Graphic Design3 credits

    Students explore the dynamics of human interaction within physical and virtual spaces and objects to design personalized experiences for audiences within constructed environments.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 460Design Systems II: Transmedia Practice3 credits

    Students integrate critical thinking, voice, and ideas to develop branded experiences across multiple platforms.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 462Visual Communication Capstone Project6 credits

    Students produce and present a major design project and case study that demonstrates disciplinary competency in visual communication, research, and collaborative processes.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • AIS 380Practicum/Internship I (formerly ARTS 380)
  • COOP 110Co-op Work Term I (see Note)
  • GD 497Practicum in Graphic and Digital Design3 credits

    Students engage in a supervised experience in professional design practice.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • GD 498Directed Study in Graphic and Digital Design3 credits

    Students apply a culmination of skills and research methods, working independently on self-directed projects and written assignments developed in consultation with a faculty member.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • GD 304User Experience Design3 credits

    Develop strategies for designing web interfaces with a focus on user experience and digital brand narratives.

    UFV2026/27 exact course content
  • GD 469Design Inquiry: Practice (formerly MEDA 469)
UFV 2026–27 academic calendar programme requirements
Common BFA courses and writing options6 listed

Complete SOCA 105 and THEA 111, plus one listed writing course unless a calendar exemption applies.

UFV Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and admission
Visual Arts

Visual Arts

2026/27: Visual Arts core: 52-53 credits18 listed

Published requirement group only, including alternatives/cross-listed choices. This is not a fixed timetable. CIS schedule is explicitly an example. Course | Title | Credits; One of: | 3-4; Plus: | 4; AH | Any 300-level AH course |

  • AH 100History of Art & Culture in a Global Context3 credits

    A study of visual art and culture in a global context.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • AH 200Art History and Its Methods3 credits

    An introduction to a variety of critical approaches to the study of art, emphasizing the value of applying different theoretical methods to enrich and broaden an understanding of the visual arts.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • SOCA 100Ways of Seeing Art, Digital Media, and Visual Culture3 credits

    In this experiential course, students learn how visual art, digital media, and culture inform and express diverse worldviews.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • SOCA 201Introduction to Visual Studies3 credits

    Students gain familiarity with the field of visual studies by connecting ideas and themes in visual studies to artists working in the field, then experimenting with these ideas and themes in their creative practice, through the lens of their own experience.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • SOCA 401Critical Theory for Creative Arts3 credits

    Students become familiar with a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to creative arts and apply theory to arts practices including digital media, visual art, film, and performance.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • SOCA 402Seminar in Visual Studies3 credits

    Students explore a topic or question related to visual studies and/or creative art practices through reading and analysis of relevant theoretical texts.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 100Introduction to Visual Art3 credits

    Students are introduced to a wide range of visual arts techniques and materials in hands-on studio settings.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 110Creating on a Theme3 credits

    Students are introduced to how themes and concepts inform material and technical decisions in studio-art practices.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 113Introduction to Drawing3 credits

    Students explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 260Professional Skills for Visual Artists3 credits

    Students learn key professional skills necessary for establishing a cohesive body of artwork, exhibiting their work publicly and building an artist’s curriculum vitae, guided by contemporary best practices in the visual arts.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 300Creative Research Methods3 credits

    Students engage with a range of creative research methods, tactics, and strategies to identify their own creative research interests.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 301Creative Praxis3 credits

    Students focus on how to integrate themes, theory, and studio practice.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 360Professional Development and Practices3 credits

    Students learn about career pathways in visual arts, explore post-graduation career and creative opportunities, and identify how to meet their personal and professional goals related to their art practice.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 405Senior Studio Project6 credits

    Over two semesters, students refine and expand the conceptual components, material choices, and technical execution of a major studio project through experimentation, research, writing, critiques, and faculty/peer feedback.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • AH 204Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast3 credits

    Students will consider how the art and visual culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia have functioned in rituals and have been appropriated for financial gain, politicized as a vision of Canada and as a tool of Indigenous activism, and integrated into globalized display cultures.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • AH 321Canada: Contact Zone4 credits

    An exploration of post-contact art and visual culture as a mediator between Indigenous and settler communities in pre-and post-Confederation Canada.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • FILM 313Indigenous Film3 credits

    Students learn how the work of Indigenous filmmakers functions as a medium for storytelling, decolonization, cultural memory, place-based knowledge, cultural resurgence, language revitalization, and visual sovereignty.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • SOCA 301Race, Place, and Space: Creative Tools for Navigating Turbulent Times3 credits

    Interdisciplinary theoretical content is illustrated with examples from creative practices, and students use creative and embodied methodologies to engage with course content.

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
UFV 2026/27 actual degree requirement groups
Graphic and Digital Design

Graphic and Digital Design

2026/27: Creative practice: 36 credits14 listed

Published requirement group only, including alternatives/cross-listed choices. This is not a fixed timetable. CIS schedule is explicitly an example. Course | Title | Credits; or CIS 145 | Web Publishing | ; or VA 225 | Figure Drawing Fundamentals (formerly VA 101) |

  • GD 101Fundamentals of Design3 credits

    Students use design fundamentals in visual communication practice.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 154Typography I3 credits

    This course explores the history and foundation of typographyfrom the 15th century to the present.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 157Digital Design Media I3 credits

    Students are introduced to digital image-making with a foundation in creating and using digital imagery for various design-related outcomes.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 159Digital Design Media II3 credits

    Introduces professional layout applications for print and digital publishing.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 202Interactive Design I: Foundations in Web Design3 credits

    Students explore the foundational principles of designing online content.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 203Dynamic Media I: Motion Graphics3 credits

    Students learn dynamic media tools and processes that emphasize animation principles, technical skills, and storytelling.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 204Interactive Design II: Web Development for Designers3 credits

    Students use basic web coding to create responsive web pages that adhere to contemporary industry standards.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • CIS 145Web Publishing3 credits

    In this course students will design, organize, publish, and maintain custom-coded responsive websites using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

    UFV 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
  • GD 216Illustration for Visual Communication3 credits

    Explores conceptual drawing across a variety of media using digital and traditional tools and techniques.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 254Typography II3 credits

    Students develop advanced skills in typography for transmedia design solutions and analyze the conceptual and communicative aspects of typographic composition, master typographic grids and hierarchies, explore expressive form and visual language, and integrate advanced typographic systems.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 260Graphic and Digital Design I3 credits

    Introduces visual communication and the design process.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • GD 281Applied Photography and Video3 credits

    In this course students learn art direction in photography and videography.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 113Introduction to Drawing3 credits

    Students explore introductory drawing skills and the important role drawing plays in Indigenous and global contemporary art and cultures.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
  • VA 225Figure Drawing Fundamentals3 credits

    Students will investigate the formal and conceptual elements of introductory figure drawing while learning how to draw from a live model.

    UFV 2026/27 native course content
UFV 2026/27 actual degree requirement groups
Elective choices
  • Complete a 3-credit approved humanities course and a 3-credit breadth course outside those disciplines.
  • Complete one major or two eligible extended minors. At least one extended-minor discipline must be a creative practice if following that route.

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Published tuition

2026–27 · Per credit · CAD

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Tuition$169.94 / credit

Standard course rate · Differential programme fees can apply

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